JP3042295U - Side marker and its light emitting unit - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [PROBLEMS] To provide a side marker that is durable, has a long life, consumes less power, and is excellent in decorativeness. A light emitting unit and a cover (7) are provided. The light emitting unit has two boards (1) and (2) on which a plurality of light emitting diodes (6a) and (6b) are attached and wired, and one board (1)
It has a light bulb socket attached to. Each board
(1) and (2) are arranged on a non-coplanar plane. The cover (7) has a transparent dome shape, and the inner surface of the cover (7) is provided with a multi-faced cut for diffusing light from the light emitting diodes (6a) and (6b).

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention mainly relates to a side marker that is attached to a side portion of a vehicle such as a truck and emits light, and a light emitting unit thereof.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 In transportation vehicles such as trucks, lamps called side markers are often attached to the sides of the loading platform. This plays a role in preventing contact accidents with vehicles running to the side. It also has the function of decoration on the side of the truck.

The structure is such that a light bulb attached to a lamp socket is contained inside a dome-shaped glass cover. The lamp socket is connected to the battery housed inside the vehicle via the light switch.

When the emission color is desired to be colored, it is expressed by coloring or coloring the glass part of the electric bulb or the cover glass.

The life of the light bulb is not very long originally, and the life is further shortened due to vibrations caused by the running of the truck.

When many side markers are attached, their power consumption also increases, which increases the burden on the battery and causes “battery rise”.

Further, since the way of shining is uniform, there is a problem that the decorativeness is not so high even if a large number of side markers are attached.

[0008]

Therefore, there is a demand for a side marker that is durable, has a long life, consumes less power, and has excellent decorativeness.

[0009]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The side marker of the present invention has a light emitting unit and a cover (7), and the light emitting unit includes substrates (1) and (2) to which a plurality of light emitting diodes (6a) and (6b) are attached and wired, It is equipped with a bulb socket (4) attached to the substrate (1), the cover (7) is a transparent dome shape, and the light from the light emitting diodes (6a), (6b) is on the inner surface of the cover (7). It is characterized by having a multi-sided cut for spreading.

Alternatively, the light emitting unit includes a light emitting unit and a cover (7), and the light emitting unit includes two substrates (1) and (2) to which a plurality of light emitting diodes (6a) and (6b) are attached and wired. And a light bulb socket attached to one of the boards (1), the boards (1) and (2) are non-coplanar, and the cover (7) is a transparent dome shape. The inner surface of the cover (7) is characterized by a multifaceted cut to diffuse the light from the light emitting diodes (6a) and (6b).

Further, the light emitting unit for a side marker of the present invention is mounted on the board (1) and the boards (1) and (2) on which a plurality of light emitting diodes (6a) and (6b) are mounted and wired. And a light bulb socket (4).

[0012]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 Hereinafter, the present invention will be described using preferred embodiments. [Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway side view of a side marker of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a light emitting unit of the side marker.

In the figure, (1) is a ring-shaped lower substrate having an outer diameter slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the circular base case (5), and (2) is an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the lower substrate (1). It is a circular or ring-shaped upper substrate having. In this embodiment, the two substrates (1) and (2) are connected by the wiring between them and the metal wire (3) which also functions as a holding member, but it is not always necessary to have such a structure, and for example, wiring and May be held by another member.

(4) is a light bulb socket which is attached to the lower surface of the central portion of the upper substrate by soldering. Inside the light bulb socket (4) is provided a resistor (8) for setting a current value suitable for a light emitting diode (hereinafter referred to as "LED"). This resistor (8) may be mounted on the substrate. (7) is a dome-shaped transparent cover.

(6a) is an orange LED, and (6b) is a yellow LED. In this embodiment, the LEDs (6a) and (6b) of two colors are used as described above, but they may be composed of only one color, or may be composed of three or more colors. Further, the color of the LED is not limited to the above. Further, the interval and order of arranging may be appropriately determined.

The substrates (1) and (2) are arranged in upper and lower tiers by arranging LEDs three-dimensionally in accordance with the shape of the cover (7) so that the LEDs illuminate the cover (7) substantially uniformly. This is because.

The non-wiring surfaces of the substrates (1) and (2) are printed in white. This is because the non-wiring surface can be seen from the outside through the transparent cover (7), so that the appearance is preferable. The wiring surfaces of the substrates (1) and (2) may be protected by applying a moistureproofing agent.

The dome-shaped cover (7) is made of glass and is transparent, but since the light of the LED has more directivity than a light bulb, the inside of the cover (7) is diffused to diffuse the light. A multi-sided cut called a dier cut is applied. As a result, the light emitted from multiple LEDs is refracted at each cut surface, and from the outside it looks like a chandelier and shines brightly, and it has succeeded in obtaining excellent decorative properties that were unprecedented. There is.

Further, since the power consumption of the LED is much lower than that of the light bulb, even if a large number of the side markers of the present invention are attached to a truck or the like, the burden on the battery is small. Also, LEDs have a much longer lifespan than bulbs, and they do not easily break due to vibration like bulbs.

Upon replacement, it can be easily replaced by removing it from the bulb socket (4) and then replacing the bulb. As mentioned above, the LED has a long lifespan, so it is not necessary to replace it, but by improving the replaceability in this way, the user can change the LED arrangement and color to change the decoration and enjoy it. You can easily.

Since the light bulb socket (4) is the same as that used in the conventional light bulb type side marker, the light bulb of the conventional light bulb type side marker is removed to replace the light bulb socket (4) of the present invention. ), The substrate (1), (2) and the LED (6a), (6b) can be attached to the LED side marker as in the present invention. In addition, manufacturers can increase productivity by increasing the number of common parts with conventional light bulb type side markers.

By combining with an electronic circuit, it is possible to control the turn-off and turn-on of the LEDs being used, so that the LEDs can be flashed simultaneously for each color, or the LEDs can be sequentially flashed to rotate the light in a roulette pattern. Can be easily expressed.

[0023]

[Effect of the invention]

 As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a side marker which is durable, has a long life, consumes less power, and has excellent decorativeness.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway side view of an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a substrate unit according to the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (1) Lower board (2) Upper board (3) Metal wire (4) Light bulb socket (5) Base case (6a), (6b) Light emitting diode (LED) (7) Cover (8) Resistor

Claims (3)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A light emitting unit and a cover, wherein the light emitting unit includes a substrate on which a plurality of light emitting diodes are mounted and wired, and a light bulb socket mounted on the substrate, and the cover is a transparent dome shape. There is a side marker that has a multifaceted cut on the inner surface of the cover to diffuse the light from the light emitting diode. 2. A light emitting unit and a cover, wherein the light emitting unit comprises two boards on which a plurality of light emitting diodes are mounted and wired, and a light bulb socket mounted on one board, each board being Side markers that are arranged on a non-coplanar surface, the cover has a transparent dome shape, and the inner surface of the cover is provided with a multifaceted cut for diffusing light from the light emitting diodes. 3. A light emitting unit for a side marker, comprising: a substrate on which a plurality of light emitting diodes are attached and wired; and a light bulb socket attached to the substrate.